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Six months after losing his wife and two young sons, Vermont professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. One night, he stumbles upon a clip from a lost film by silent comedian Hector Mann. His interest is piqued, and he soon finds himself embarking on a journey around the world to research a book on this mysterious figure, who vanished from sight in 1929. When the book is published the following year, a letter turns up in Zimmer's mailbox bearing a return address from a small town in New Mexico inviting him to meet Hector. Zimmer hesitates, until one night a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes the decision for him, changing his life forever.
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Le livre des illusions, Paul Auster
- Language
- Released
- 2002
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- Book condition
- Good
- Price
- €2.49
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- Language
- French
- Authors
- Paul Auster
- Publisher
- ACTES SUD
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 274273807X
- ISBN13
- 9782742738076
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Love, Thriller, Family, Contemporary Fiction, USA, American Literature, Death, Filmthema, Life, Psychological Thrillers, Mysterious, Mysteries, America, Loss, Search, Guilt, Forgiveness, Comicality, Comedians, Literary Themes, Silent Film, New Mexico
- First published
- 2002
- Original title
- The Book of Illusions
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Six months after losing his wife and two young sons, Vermont professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. One night, he stumbles upon a clip from a lost film by silent comedian Hector Mann. His interest is piqued, and he soon finds himself embarking on a journey around the world to research a book on this mysterious figure, who vanished from sight in 1929. When the book is published the following year, a letter turns up in Zimmer's mailbox bearing a return address from a small town in New Mexico inviting him to meet Hector. Zimmer hesitates, until one night a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes the decision for him, changing his life forever.